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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.4085,Lat: 62.2968
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	0:20:34am
Name province/region	Västernorrlands län
Name Subregion	Sundsvall

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Juniskär	1.8 km	East
2 Essvik	2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Kvissleby	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Dingersjö	2.9 km	SouthWest
5 Svartvik	2.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	339 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	446 km	SouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	471 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skottsund lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ljungan main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Holmsjön (47.9 km² at a distance of 47.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 258.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 362 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 50%, low location: 50%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Medelpad

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 296 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport (at a distance of 26 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.9 km2

61.7%

Nature

2.2 km2

3.8%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

7.3 km2

12.6%

Urban area

8.9 km2

15.3%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

3.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skottsund in country Sweden

Skottsund at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	91 km	SouthWest
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	210 km	SouthSouthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	227 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mckelmyran	SE	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skottsund
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skottsund

Type of weather in Skottsund	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	04:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam